Hey Jelly. I well past the days of holding the stone in my hand. Having both hands shaking in sink to hold a constant angle...Ha. As for the rolling x, I've just learned about those when trying to see how to repair blades. So I've never tried that one. But I'd think it'd work the same way, but probably pushing the blade away from me seems more natural. Just rock the wrist with the roll.

Thanks Paul, I saw Outcast (Outlaw? Outsombody) mentioned that, red and black polishing crayons, and a few other essentials. When I looked at Amazon it only came in 30 ft yacht size and not a few blades size. And the polishing paste was a pound. I'd have to adopt some children to have someone to will this stuff to . But yeah, I'm making a list and shopping around.

But that does sound like a good idea to save metal. The blades are getting pretty sharp from sanding alone. Not shave ready or anything.

As for the honing, I think I got that pretty well worked out. I bought my first razor new "shave ready". So I know what the bare minimum is .